A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

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The word 'basic'

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Use in varieties of Scots

Dialect map - Usage over time
basicOccurrences normalised per million wordsOccurrencesAuthors
Total Corpus14.44729
ORK - Orkney
SHD - Shetland 29.1 5 3
TON - Tonge
NNB - North Northern B (Caithness)
NNA - North Northern A (Black Isle)
MNA - Mid Northern A
MNB - Mid Northern B
SNO - South Northern
ABN - Aberdeen 10.9 1 1
DOR - General Northern 4.4 1 1
NEC - North East Central 46.4 1 1
SEC - (South) East Central 5.1 2 2
WCE - West Central 13.8 3 3
DUN - Dundee 21.2 2 1
EDN - Edinburgh 12.5 2 2
GLA - Glasgow 13.7 3 3
AYR - Ayrshire
LAL - General Central 30.5 23 13
SEA - South East (Borders)
SWE - South West (Galloway) 13.9 1 1
DUL - Donegal (East Donegal)
WUL - West Ulster (Letterkenny / L'Derry)
CUL - Coleraine Ulster (North Antrim)
BUL - Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim) 88.3 1 1
SUL - South Antrim (Between Sixmilewater and Belfast)
BEL - Eastern Ulster (Belfast)
PUL - Peninsular Ulster (Ards)
EUL - East Antrim (Larne)
GUL - General Ulster 28.1 2 1
SYN - Synthetic (no region)

Occurrences of basic in Corpus

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Shetland

Fraser, Barbara Aye Someane Deid, Aye Someane Boarn, (Shetland Times 2021 ISBN: 978-1910997437) Shetland, prose
aen muckle ta mak dem inta da basic kind a accommodation some fok on page 62

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I Hear Dee Shaetlan A primer - v. 1.1, (I Hear Dee 2022) Shetland, prose
or linguistics (or baith). Da basic linguistic terminology is gie on page 21
) bides da sam an haes da sam basic meaneen, bit it's modified fi on page 43

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Facebook link (Wir Midder Tongue 2016) Shetland
rs later, although I know the basic meaning - she would share th

Aberdeen

Uri, Antonia Will virus crisis mean a fresh stairt for Scots produce?, (The National 2020) Doric, newspaper
If we cannae get basic items in ower the borders fae
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General Northern

Storrie Lewis, Jean Lallans 58 - The Bothy Loon, (Lallans Magazine 2001) Doric, prose
d me fu tae pas de bas - the basic steps i the dancin: on page 124

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North East Central

Heather, Alistair Rin throu the jungle, (Mak Forrit 2017) Central - Angus, blog
map an juist ma sax weeks’ basic trainin, fechtin throu the ju
1 matches

(South) East Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 74 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
i Scots leid providers, fower basic quaistens war speirt, an thir
1 matches

Fairnie, Robert Scots Tung WITTINS Nummer 114, (self-published 2003) Central - Musselburgh, newspaper
that „foreign languages is basic skills' an that Europeans shu
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West Central

Percy, Ely Duck Feet, (Monstrous Regiment 2021 ISBN: 978-1916117921) Central - Renfrew, prose
t it wis easy, she said, Dead basic. You wid, ah thought, Big hei on page 169

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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 67 - Reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central - Prestwick, prose
rsioun (no hard!) o the verra basic wark Hogg haed sent ti McCron on page 116

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Clark, Thomas Aw Aboard! The fecht for the Scots language stairts the day!, (Bella Caledonia 2019) Central - Bellshill, blog
Has Yet Tae Come - universal basic income, socialism, equality.
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Dundee

McHardy, Stuart The Wey Forrit, (Luath 2017 ISBN: 978-1912147014) Central, prose
on the grund supplied wi the basic tools o the trade. An ye cann on page 123

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McHardy, Stuart Speakin o Dundee: Tales Tellt Aroun the Toun, (Luath 2010 ISBN: 978-1-906817-25-1) Central - Dundee, prose
ack o whit we wuid think o as basic sanitation or by somebody bri on page 96

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Edinburgh

Smith, Jamie Effeirin tae the formal: Laitinate lendwirds in Scots, (Mak Forrit 2019) Central - Edinburgh, blog
o the verb is the same as the basic verb mak itsel. (No includit
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McKillop, Roger The Builders, (McStorytellers.com 2015) Central - Edinburgh, prose
been kept on prep work an’ basic Jobs-bodyin’. He approached
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Glasgow

Chisnall, Edward F. H. Yer Ain, The Young Yins and the Auld Yin, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012764) Central - Glasgow, poetry
But jist yer basic close, gas meter, bare on page 88

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Bennett, Peter Rude Awakenings (Part two of two), (ABCTales.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
to listen to, and understand basic instructions and execute said
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Grae, Emma Dancin wi the Rhona, (unbound.com 2020) Central - Glasgow, prose
dae ma shoppin online. Aw the basic provisions like bog roll and
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General Central

Clark, Thomas The Boggin Beginnin, (Itchy Coo 2021 ISBN: 978-1785303524) Central, weans
haird tae come up wi somethin basic." on page 33

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Grae, Emma Be guid tae yer Mammy, (Unbound Digital 2021 ISBN: 978-1789651171) Central, prose
e the Clan. They've crossed a basic line o human decency. on page 92

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Douglas, Ashley Eemis Stane 1 - Editorial: Scots Belangs Tae Awbodie And Naebodie, (Eemis Stane 2022) Central, prose
aw ither leids, at its maist basic, Scots is nae mair nor a mixt on page 3

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Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 56 - Cauld Kail Fae Embro, (Lallans Magazine 2000) Central, prose
nae-say Scots speakers thair basic richts. on page 121

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Somerville, Shirley-Anne Scots Government Commitments tae Gaelic an Scots an Scots Langages Bill: consultation, (gov.scot 2022 ISBN: 978-1804358313) Central - Holyrood, government
otwi the Gaeltacht thit hae a basic critical mess o community an
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Falconer, Gavin Lallans 63 - Richt Scots an Pithy Scots, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, prose
The Basic Scots Bible
the Bible setten furth in the Basic Inglish o C.K. Ogden, that ga
hae anes, in ither wirds. The Basic Inglish Bible haes haen the b
soud be left thinkin that the Basic Scots Bible is the same as a
poleetical circumstances. The Basic Bible isna ettlet at bein tee
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Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 59 - Editorial, (Lallans Magazine 2004) Central, newspaper
rang year for the Editor, the basic mercatin wark haesna been dui
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Dempster, Michael DIGNITY, (Scots Language Centre 2021) Central, poetry
an the basic soons
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McClurg, Fernando “Blood Upon the Grass” – merk twa?, (The Sair Fecht 2015) Central, blog
r are ugsome; frae the want o basic sauftey in a dangerous occupa
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Douglas, Ashley Scotland’s linguistic launscape – Scottish Staunart English and Scots, (languagereach.com 2021) Central, prose
At its maist basic, it can be thocht o as Englis
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@iainnicol tweeted
philosophy, nor ye are aboot basic human decency. ??(2020)

@MartinBroon tweeted
@ClydeFC Is zat no pretty basic? ??(2019)

@OliphantWullie tweeted
4David Ye MUST sharpen up yir basic linguistic skills David, fir (2022) twitter link

@Sinethugcat tweeted
ot a scoobie fan it comes tae basic biology an physiology. Scary (2021) twitter link

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
re's wir ain chyce, oor maist basic o richts, on page 77

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Ballymena Ulster (Mid Antrim)

Campbell, Robert Lock Doon Poyams, (Independently 2021 ISBN: 979-8742155812) Ulster, poetry
Ye canae recall tha basic facts, on page 21

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General Ulster

Crozier, Ian Recomendations fer an Ulster-Scots plen fer oor leid, heirskeip an’ culture, (communities-ni.gov.uk 2022) Ulster, government
ishin' Heft Plen - hefts wi' basic costs fer Ulster-Scots self p on page 10
n' heft plen - hefts fer the basic costs o' Ulster-Scots self pu on page 56

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